2013 Lobster Mini Season

The annual race for spiny lobsters in on, however, crowds seem less than in recent years. Visibility and water temperature seem to be in the divers' favor. Divers did report many egg-bearing females, however.

Chris Nickerson of Port St. Lucie shows off his prize lobster catch.

Paul Yates with the catch of the night.

Andrew Bridgham holds just a few of their catch while diving with Phill and Paul Yates.

ED KILLER/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Brandon Haynes of Fort Pierce is happy he found this big spiny lobster on the first night of mini-season off Stuart.

ED KILLER/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS The collective catch of 28 lobsters, partially wrung and on the dock at Sandsprit Park in Stuart, of Albert Kellett, Ed Flerx and Don Wilks of Jensen Beach after diving shortly after midnight Wednesday off Peck Lake.

Russell Jackson, Mike Beath and Steve Kim, all of Port St. Lucie aboard Trollin Dirty needed just two tanks each to nearly get their limit off Peck Lake south of St. Lucie Inlet.

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The collective catch aboard Trollin' Dirty is going to make for some good supper Wednesday night.

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ED KILLER/TREASURE COAST NEWSPAPERS Steve Kim of Port St. Lucie cleans out the digestive tract of a lobster using a piece of the lobster's antenna.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Shawn Haffield, Clayton Schlitt, Todd Haffield and Rocky Tolfa had a good first dive in 15 feet of water off Vero Beach Wednesday night.

Mike Beath of Port St. Lucie aboard Trollin Dirty shows off a "bug" snared in the St. Lucie Inlet.

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Kyle Durjan of Martin County had a whopper of a lobster off Peck Lake early Wednesday.